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Birth: Carol M Stecker was born on October 9, 1940 in Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin.

Marriage: She was married on July 18, 1964 in Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin.

Death: She died on May 1, 2014, at age 73.

Note: Carol M. McPeak, age 73, of Black River Falls, WI and formerly of Appleton, WI, passed away peacefully at her home in the Town of Manchester, Jackson County on Thursday, May 1, 2014, while under the loving care of her husband, Larry, and Black River Memorial Hospice.

Carol was born in Appleton, WI, on October 9, 1940, to Martin and Helma (Schultz) Stecker. She was raised in Appleton and graduated from Appleton West High School in 1958.

On July 18, 1964, she married Larry D. McPeak in Appleton.

The couple resided in Appleton and after retirement, they spent their winters in Leesburg, FL, where they loved being with their close friends and family. They moved to Jackson County in 1999.

Carol worked as a bank teller at Home Savings and Loan and later served as a loan officer at TCF Bank in Appleton for 32 years.

She loved traveling to Florida and going to Las Vegas with her good friend, Laurie, playing cards, watching soap operas, dancing, gardening, cooking, baking, doing ceramics, shopping at flea markets, and riding her 3-wheel bike.

Carol was a member of Faith Lutheran Church of Appleton.

Surviving are her husband, Larry; a daughter, Michelle (Lynn) Bartsch, LaCrosse, WI; a son, Sean (Lisa) McPeak, Appleton; three grandchildren, Cassondra and James Bartsch, and Kyler McPeak; nieces and nephews, and other family members and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Martin and Helma, a sister, Mary Laux, and a brother, Gilbert Stecker.

Memorial funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at the Buswell Funeral Home (715-284-2231) 106 So. 2nd St. Black River Falls, WI. Services will be conducted by Hospice Chaplain Kevin Newell. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 10 A.M. until the time of services.